Kilcommon

LouthClogher (Louth)

My ancestors lived in a small townland

Foileen na Finoga;

I found this name in the church records - Catholic parish of Kilcommon. It is not in any of the listings of townlands and someone on the Tipperary mailing list (rootsweb) told me it is now part of Turraheen Upper. I want to confirm this.

Two of my families were in Kilcommon R.C. parish

Margaret Crowe and Francis Ryan and Michael Roche and Mary Wallace. I know that Roche/Wallace married in 1841.

Their children, Laurence Ryan and Johanna Roche married in Doon R.C. parish - at the time they were living in Commonealine.

MaryColbert

14 years ago

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Mary Kilcommon is the old parish name encompassing present day joint parishes of Hollyford & Kilcommon. My Fox forebears came from Foilaclug Hollyford (1850-1895) which was originally in the parish of Toem ( Cappawhite). Turraheen Upper townland (2 miles from Hollyford village) was in the neighbouring parish of Clogher (now the parish of Rossmore/ Clonoulty). .I had a few duels on the hurling pitch with these hardy mountain lads. Seamus Fox mail foxseamus@gmail.com

Mitchelstown1 CorkIrelandXO Volunteer

14 years ago

Hi from New Zealand.

I am trying to track down family who evidently were married in the Catholic Chapel of Kilcommon February 1870 and then later on in 1875 immigrated to New Zealand. Jeremiah Nolan who was a labourer living in Glensharold married a Mary Mahoney who so it is said was a servant at the "Park' which was probably quite common in those days. Seems like a lot of the estates were Parks but I have to begin somewhere on my hunt.

If there is any one who can help me please repond via this page.

Kia kaha - Keep strong. Thanks Dale

IrelandXO member

13 years ago

Hello Dale

Your post is from 7 years ago, so I'm not sure whether you'll see this reply.
In 1913 my great-aunt Bridget (Cis) O'Rourke married a Jeremiah Nolan at the Catholic Basilica (Sacred Heart Cathedral) in Wellington, New Zealand. He may be the son of your Jeremiah and Mary, born in NZ in December 1883 ... our family remembers him as being from Dunedin, and somewhere I have a marriage notice which says his mother was living at Nightcaps. He died in August 1961, in Hamilton, as "John Jeremiah" Nolan. Is he one of yours?
Cheers, Fern (in NZ)

williamsmeiste…

5 years ago

Kilcommon

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